How to Use awe in a Sentence

awe

1 of 2 noun
  • It was a sight that filled me with awe and reverence.
  • In awe of my girl @lindsayraehofmann.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
  • Faulí has always been in awe of Gaudí.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • At times, Desjardins was in awe.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Pop music is and has always been about shock and awe.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That what trying to build awe into your life would do.
    — Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The cost has inspired both awe and deep unease.
    — Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Like does awe give rise to wellbeing?
    — Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2026
  • My mind floated between irony and awe.
    — Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Later came the respect and the awe.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Through their eyes, the sight is more awe-inducing than grim.
    — NBC News, 19 Aug. 2021
  • This person wasn't alone in their shock, awe, and…well, disgust.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Less conviction, more shock and awe.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Some are small and easy to take in; others are larger-than-life and evoke awe.
    — Alissa Greenberg, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
  • What our commentator comes away with is a sense of love and awe.
    — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Still, the excitement and awe are going to take time to wear off.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2020
  • But that’s not stopping me from being in complete awe of the look.
    — Christopher Ros, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Our job isn’t to save the Earth but to be properly in awe of it.
    — Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Others still were in awe of him breaking a record while playing the game.
    — Cady Lang, Time, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Social media users were in awe of the result.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • There were moments filled with true awe, in the biblical sense.
    — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The awe walkers, like the control group, were asked to walk outdoors.
    — Gretchen Reynolds, Star Tribune, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Still, some aspects of Jones’s way of doing things still left him in awe.
    — Eve L. Ewing, GQ, 15 May 2018
  • Their stature alone is awe-inspiring — each is about 65 feet long.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2022
  • But then the plume stopped going up and started rolling out over the cliffs — and her awe turned to fear.
    — Nick Perry, Twin Cities, 14 Dec. 2019
  • But then the plume stopped going up and started rolling out over the cliffs – and her awe turned to fear.
    — Nick Perry, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019
  • The star shared her awe at her fellow nominees and thanked her costars and her team.
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • People were in awe of her unbreakable will.
    — Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • Friends and fans are in awe of the sweet gesture and left comments sharing their thoughts.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Sep. 2020
  • And the awe goes beyond the main showstoppers.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026

awe

2 of 2 verb
  • Her style both awes and perplexes me.
  • The event left the astronauts awed.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Prentiss was awed by the gains one of his favorite clients made over four months.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Women were awed at the job her hair and makeup team did on the new mom — again.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 23 Apr. 2018
  • He was awed by how much Jackson had grown into his stature.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In his time in the country, he’d been awed by its history.
    — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026
  • How can you not be awed by the sight of a full moon rising above the eastern horizon?
    — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The little girl had watched older girls twirl batons at her school that day and been awed by them.
    — Tim Woodward, idahostatesman, 13 Oct. 2017
  • But by the end of the game, the spindly point guard with the knee-high socks and forest green jersey awed them.
    — Josh Robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, 19 June 2018
  • The tweet quickly went viral as the internet was awed by how pure of heart dogs can be.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 13 Apr. 2017
  • Matthews followed her set and admitted he was awed by sharing the same stage with her.
    — Thom Duffy, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2019
  • That everyone responds to light, is drawn to colour and is awed by nature is no bad thing.
    — I.w., The Economist, 18 July 2019
  • Crichton and techno-thriller fans will be entertained, if not awed.
    — Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Teammates awe at the ease with which Mancini can drive the ball out to right-center field.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 29 June 2021
  • To a great extent there is great value in her sour face, still capable of awing me.
    — Diane Williams, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Micka posted a note on Facebook and is still awed by the response.
    — Maureen C. Gilmer, Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2017
  • Americans were supposed to be awed that the euro gained ground on the dollar.
    — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 30 Jan. 2020
  • There was horror at the scale of destruction, and awe at the bravery and kindness that rose to meet it.
    — Jon Meacham, Town & Country, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Boaters and beach goers throughout the Great Lakes have been awed by high water this spring.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland.com, 3 June 2019
  • The feet that accomplished dancers and choreographers had been awed by.
    — Matt Kempner, ajc, 23 June 2023
  • They were awed by his talent, and they were forever encouraged by his heart, even through the drama.
    — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 22 Jan. 2017
  • On opening day, Gartel was awed by the magnitude of the final project.
    — Leora Arnowitz, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Both of them were inspired and awed by the earthy and exotic worlds of music Curtiss opened up for them.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2023
  • First we were awed by the tale of a cat named Tiger who saved his owner’s life by alerting him to the impending blaze.
    — Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2016
  • All who knew Walter were amazed by his brilliance, awed by his enthusiasm, and very deeply touched by his love.
    — Sun-Sentinel.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • At every stop, we were awed by the scenery, from the astonishing palette of earthy hues to the stone shapes etching land and sky.
    — Beth J. Harpaz, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2018
  • They were awed by how their children had responded to the shooting by researching gun laws and trying to forge change.
    — Jack Healy, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2018
  • There was horror at the scale -- there was horror at the scale of destruction, and awe at the bravery and kindness that rose to meet it.
    — CNN, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Peer said, describing a recent gathering where the couple’s friends were awed by the sight of does grazing at the pond.
    — Lynn Horsley, kansascity, 26 Apr. 2018
  • He has been awed by the power of sluggers Hunter Renfroe and Jorge Oña.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2023

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